Ponferrada Guide for Property Buyers and Investors

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Ponferrada

A Guide for Property Buyers and Investors

63,052 population
212 dry days per year

About Ponferrada

Ponferrada is a municipality of León province. It includes the areas of Barcena del Bierzo, Bouzas, Campo, Carracedo de Compludo, Columbrianos, Compludo, Compostilla, Cuatrovientos, Dehesas, Espinoso de Compludo, Flores del Sil, Fuentes Nuevas, La Placa, Lombillo de Los Barrios, Manzanedo de Valdueza, Montes de Valdueza, Otero, Ozuela, Palacios de Compludo, Peñalba de Santiago, Ponferrada, Rimor, Salas de Los Barrios, San Andrés de Montejos, San Clemente de Valdueza, San Cristóbal de Valdueza, San Esteban de Valdueza, San Lorenzo, Santo Tomas de Las Ollas, Toral de Merayo, Valdecañada, Valdefrancos, Villanueva de Valdueza and Villar de Los Barrios. It has a population of 63,052 people.

International buyers make up 5.4% of the property market and the population of Ponferrada has fallen by 5,456 (8%) since 2011.

Market activity in León province is currently 52% below its peak in 2007. There were 1,226 property transactions registered in Q1 2023.

Closest airports

  • Leon Airport
    48.2 miles (IATA code: LEN)
  • Asturias Airport
    75.4 miles (IATA code: OVD)
  • Santiago De Compostela Airport
    96 miles (IATA code: SCQ)

Climate and weather

Average monthly temperatures in Ponferrada (°C)

Dry days Rainfall Avg Min Max
Jan 16 72.0mm 8°C -7°C 17°C
Feb 13 84.0mm 11°C -5°C 20°C
Mar 16 42.0mm 14°C -3°C 24°C
Apr 13 48.0mm 16°C -1°C 27°C
May 15 51.0mm 20°C -0°C 32°C
Jun 20 33.0mm 25°C 5°C 37°C
Jul 23 18.0mm 28°C 0°C 37°C
Aug 25 18.0mm 28°C 5°C 40°C
Sep 23 39.0mm 25°C 1°C 35°C
Oct 17 66.0mm 17°C 1°C 28°C
Nov 16 57.0mm 11°C -4°C 22°C
Dec 15 96.0mm 8°C -8°C 21°C